Iowa 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2011 Off-Year Election

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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	2,931,923	(1.04% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
2010 Census:	3,053,787	(0.99% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Des Moines

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Iowa State and Local Government

Iowa 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Under State law, a candidate in a Primary must receive at least 35% of the vote in that Primary to win a Party's nomination. If no candidate receives 35% in the Primary, the nominee is chosen by the State Convention of the Party.

Iowa lost 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 4 Representatives in 2012.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002, 2008 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Republican	Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Terry E. Branstad • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Kimberly "Kim" Reynolds • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Undetermined); 2 Republican (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Bruce L. Braley • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Bruce L. Braley* • FEC H6IA01098; 30 Sep 11; Tot $781,923; Dsb $357,637

		Republican		Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum • FEC H2IA01055
		Republican		Steve Rathje • FEC H0IA02099; 30 Sep 11; Tot $80,284; Dsb $655
		Republican		Jason Welch • ?

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman David Wayne Loebsack • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David Wayne Loebsack* • FEC H6IA02146; 30 Sep 11; Tot $443,707; Dsb $110,878

		Republican		John H. Archer, Jr. • FEC H2IA02053; 30 Sep 11; Tot $65,680; Dsb $2,619
		Republican		Daniel P. "Dan" Dolan • FEC H2IA02079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $20,100; Dsb $3,829
		Republican		Richard Kent Gates • FEC H2IA02061; 30 Sep 11; Tot $326; Dsb $393
		Republican		Robert Charles "Bob" Huppenbauer, III • FEC H2IA02087

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Leonard L. Boswell* • FEC H6IA03144; 30 Sep 11; Tot $480,197; Dsb $169,506

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham* • 15 April 2011: Congressman CD 4. Running for re-election in CD 3. 17 August 2011: Filed with the FEC for CD 3. • FEC H4IA05102; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,350,408; Dsb $214,171

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 15 April 2011: Running for re-election in CD 3
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Christie Vilsack • Former First Lady of Iowa • FEC H2IA04117; 30 Sep 11; Tot $759,563; Dsb $213,072

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King* • 16 April 2011: Congressman CD 5. Running for re-election in CD 4. • FEC H2IA05072; 30 Sep 11; Tot $610,423; Dsb $293,872

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • First elected: 2002 • 16 April 2011: Running for re-election in CD 4

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Matt Schultz • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Attorney General Tom Miller • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Democratic	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 9 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.